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Synthesis and polymerase chain reaction amplification of DNA strands containing an unnatural triazole linkage

Synthesis and polymerase chain reaction amplification of DNA strands containing an unnatural triazole linkage
Synthesis and polymerase chain reaction amplification of DNA strands containing an unnatural triazole linkage
DNA strands containing an unnatural T-triazole-T linkage have been synthesized by click DNA ligation between oligonucleotides with 3?-AZT and 5?-propargylamido dT and amplified efficiently by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using several different polymerases. DNA sequencing of PCR amplicons and clones in two different sequence contexts revealed the presence of a single thymidine at the ligation site. The remarkable ability of thermostable polymerases to reproducibly copy DNA templates containing such an unnatural backbone opens up intriguing possibilities in gene synthesis, genetic analysis, biology, and nanotechnology.
0002-7863
3958-3964
El-Sagheer, Afaf H.
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Brown, Tom
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El-Sagheer, Afaf H.
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Brown, Tom
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El-Sagheer, Afaf H. and Brown, Tom (2009) Synthesis and polymerase chain reaction amplification of DNA strands containing an unnatural triazole linkage. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131 (11), 3958-3964. (doi:10.1021/ja8065896).

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DNA strands containing an unnatural T-triazole-T linkage have been synthesized by click DNA ligation between oligonucleotides with 3?-AZT and 5?-propargylamido dT and amplified efficiently by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using several different polymerases. DNA sequencing of PCR amplicons and clones in two different sequence contexts revealed the presence of a single thymidine at the ligation site. The remarkable ability of thermostable polymerases to reproducibly copy DNA templates containing such an unnatural backbone opens up intriguing possibilities in gene synthesis, genetic analysis, biology, and nanotechnology.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 27 February 2009
Published date: 25 March 2009
Organisations: Organic Chemistry: SCF

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Local EPrints ID: 146679
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/146679
ISSN: 0002-7863
PURE UUID: a5fe5f64-e4c2-4143-92ca-30fe8efbd4bb
ORCID for Afaf H. El-Sagheer: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8706-1292

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Date deposited: 22 Apr 2010 08:48
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:51

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Author: Afaf H. El-Sagheer ORCID iD
Author: Tom Brown

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